Station code SI40 Address Japan Platforms in use 1 | Passengers (FY2014) 8,203 daily Opened 1976 | |
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Location 1254-3 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken（埼玉県所沢市山口1254-3）Japan Similar Nishi‑Tokorozawa Station, Seibu‑Kyūjō‑mae Station, Yūenchi‑Nishi Station, Kotesashi Station, Kōkū‑kōen Station | ||
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (下山口駅, Shimo-Yamaguchi eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Sayama Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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Lines
Shimo-Yamaguchi Station is served by the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa to Seibu-Kyūjō-mae, and is located 1.8 km from the starting point of the Sayama Line at Nishi-Tokorozawa. Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
History
The station opened on 1 May 1929. It closed on 10 October 1954, but reopened on 4 June 1976.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Yamaguchi Station becoming "SI40".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was the 70th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,203 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.